San Juan Bautista Church is a Roman Catholic church located in Tabuelan, a northwestern town in the province of Cebu, Philippines. It is also sometimes called Tabuelan Church.
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History
Tabuelan Church used to be part of the parish of Tuburan. It separated when it became a parish in 1940. The present church was constructed in the 1960s. The town was previously a barangay of Tuburan, but its township was established by virtue of Executive Order No. 621 by then President Elpidio Quirino on September 23, 1953. Its secession was precipitated by practicality: the town center of Tuburan was distant.
Architecture
The facade of the church is dominated by angles and straight lines, contrasting features to the decorative curvilinear bands that are found in its belfry erected in the epistle side and walls along the nave. A portico guides the flock to the entrance, it is quadrangular with gable openings on its sides. The entrance is thus similarly shaped, and it is recessed and flanked by pilasters and a patchwork of squared openings. The upper register has a pierced wall whose center has a window formed into a cross. The facade’s midsection is framed by raised concrete wall that culminates in an apex of a lighted cross. Flanking it are pierced windows that follow the outline of its gable. The bell tower is taller than the church. Much of it is dominated by pierced wall decorated by interlinked arches, rose windows, and an uppermost level that contains the tolling bells, its front and rear sides having one arch opening each while its other sides have two and are wider.
In its interiors, the ceiling is ribbed. The church wall has engaged columns of Corinthian tradition, the gospel side features in alternating order a gable entrance with a rose window and arch window containing glass panes while the epistle flank has balustrade in clerestory.
Celebration
The feast of St. John the Baptist is held every June 24 in a celebration called Ani-Anihan Festival.
Mass schedule
Below is the weekly mass schedule of San Juan Bautista Church in Tabuelan, Cebu from June 9, 2025 to June 15, 2025. Please reach out to the church for an updated schedule. Additionally, you may also want to view mass schedules of churches in Tabuelan.
Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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Sunday
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Church information
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Name | San Juan Bautista Church in Tabuelan, Cebu |
| Other Names | Tabuelan Church |
| Address | Poblacion, Tabuelan, Cebu 6044 |
| Country | Philippines |
| Contact | (032) 461-5502 |
| Religion | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1940 |
| Age | 85 years |
| Status | Parish |
| Archdiocese | Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu |
| District | District V – Northwest Cebu |
| Vicariate | Vicariate of St. Anthony of Padua |
| Patron | St. John the Baptist |
| Feast day | June 24 |
Nearby Churches
- Archdiocesan Shrine of San Antonio de Padua in Tuburan, Cebu
- Nuestra Señora Virgen de los Remedios Parish Church in Colonia, Tuburan, Cebu
- San Antonio Abad Parish Church in Putat, Tuburan, Cebu
- Sta. Lucia Church in Asturias, Cebu
References
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cebu. Retrieved July 7, 2022
- Balaanong Bahandi: Sacred Treasures of the Archdiocese of Cebu. Cathedral Museum of Cebu, Inc. and University of San Carlos Press. 2010. ISBN 978-9715390187.
- Elizaga, Troy. The Formation of Towns and Parishes in Cebu, Philippines. Retrieved via Academia on July 7, 2022
- Oaminal, Clarence Paul (January 3, 2015). Tabuelan, Cebu. Retrieved July 7, 2022
- About Us. Cebu Technological University – Tabuelan Campus. Retrieved July 7, 2022